I saw an interesting example of GE's networks' ultra-liberal, left-leaning politics yesterday.
As CNBC was covering the 'fiscal responsibility summit,' anchor Bill Griffith said, to paraphrase as closely as I can recall,
'President Obama is targeting to cut this deficit in half by the end of his first term. That's the term he is currently serving.'
Do you see the embedded liberal slant?
Griffith didn't say 'by the end of his term.'
No. He said "first" term. As in,
'he'll be getting re-elected, no question. So we need to identify this as his first term already, to distinguish what he'll do with his second four year stint as President.'
And, of course, Griffith got away with it. The only conservative on the program at that hour, Michelle Caruso Cabrera, probably has been told not to meddle excessively in conservative politics. Economics and business, yes. Politics, nyet.
So Griffith's implicit support for the inept Democratic President went unchallenged.
So much for independent news sources, even about business.
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Gee, he's been making comments for years showing a liberal bias just as Larry Kudlow;s comments reflect the conservative viewpoint. But that makes for an interesting interplay. By the way three cheers for Santelli!
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True on both counts. But Kudlow is not an anchor, per se. I think he's more of a known conservative guest.
Griffith was supposed to be, I thought, notionally objective. Yes, he's clearly been liberally-slanted on many occasions, but sometimes slips and goes right.
I just thought this was a particularly egregious slip.
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